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Tiradentes
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Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes, was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Portug
Tiradentes by Alfredo Roque Gameiro (1899). No contemporary portraits or physical descriptions of Tiradentes are known
Tiradentes by Alfredo Roque Gameiro (1899). No contemporary portraits or physical descriptions of Tiradentes are known
Ruins of the Fazenda do Pombal, in the present municipality of Ritápolis
Ruins of the Fazenda do Pombal, in the present municipality of Ritápolis
Tiradentes in uniform of alferes, by José Wasth Rodrigues (1940)
Tiradentes in uniform of alferes, by José Wasth Rodrigues (1940)
Sentence pronounced against Tiradentes, 1792
Sentence pronounced against Tiradentes, 1792
Hanging
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Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a standard method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and has been the primary executio
Tiradentes
…Minas Gerais, Colonial Brazil (present-day Brazil) Died 21 April 1792 (aged 45) Rio de Janeiro, Colonial Brazil (present-day Brazil) Cause of death Execution by hanging Movement Inconfidência Mineira Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (Portuguese pronunciation: ; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (pronounced…
Detail from a painting by Pisanello, 1436–1438
Detail from a painting by Pisanello, 1436–1438
Execution of guards and kapos of the Stutthof concentration camp on 4 July 1946 by short-drop hanging. In the foreground are the female overseers: Jen
Execution of guards and kapos of the Stutthof concentration camp on 4 July 1946 by short-drop hanging. In the foreground are the female overseers: Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Ewa Paradies, Elisabeth Becker, Wanda Klaff, Gerda Steinhoff (left to right).
Mass execution using "pole-hanging" of Serbs by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1916
Mass execution using "pole-hanging" of Serbs by the Austro-Hungarian army in 1916
The execution of Henry Wirz in 1865; Wirz was given a standard drop, which did not break his neck
The execution of Henry Wirz in 1865; Wirz was given a standard drop, which did not break his neck